Piper PA 28-181 N2146R accident near Denver, Colorado

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing.

NTSB analysis

The private pilot reported that the airplane veered right while landing earlier in the day. During the accident landing, the airplane again veered right when the nosewheel touched down on the runway and then exited the runway into grass. While the pilot was attempting to steer the airplane back onto the runway, it hit a runway sign, which separated the right main landing gear from the airplane. The right wing contacted the ground, and the airplane veered right again and then came to rest in the grass alongside the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN17LA306 for the full record.